2019 AGM Season Forecast

Monday, 28 January 2019

With a plethora of new codes and guidelines being introduced in 2018 and the ever increasing scrutiny over ESG issues and remuneration it will be a fascinating year for AGMs.

Like any long-term relationship, shareholders and the boards of the companies they own will not see eye-to eye always. This was certainly true during 2018, but we sense that the gap between what investors want and what boards are prepared to do is narrowing, and at a faster pace than ever.

Our report looks over the trends of 2019, covering: